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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1971
Page
2
Paula chairs the agency while John Felkins of Mutual Savings Life Insurance Co. is listed as the employer executive in the Daily Photo caption.
J B Whitmire, after 24 years with the Decatur Police Department, 13 as chief, says he deserves a rest. He moved to Decatur in 1922 from Pulaski Tennessee, worked at the L and N shop, then as a merchant before joining the police in 1932. He attended FBI school for 14 weeks.
In an interview Whitmire describes a wide open city with drinking, fighting and gambling as TVA land clearing drew rough men. He recalls arresting 144 in one night and later helping crack a famous 1940s murder case with a team that included Fire Chief Elkins. He details police growth, radio adoption, and a late life retirement in 1956.
Grandparents of Austin High students will be honored in an appreciation program on Friday ending Grandparents Appreciation Week started Monday. The event aims to bridge generations with student posters on town and school grounds, marquee recognitions, and media promotion. Next year may feature a Grandparent of the Year contest and civic events.
Athens hosts 75 Northeast Alabama Special Olympics winners and 600 more competitors for a state meet at Samford University Birmingham. Events include track softball throwing and special events. Notables expected include Mrs. Ethel Kennedy Coach Paul Bryant Jessie Owens and Peggy Sue Wallace. An assembly at 1 30 will feature greetings and a grandparent speech with tours and refreshments.
Rev. David A. Higginbotham of Cullman will receive an honorary Doctor of Letters from St. Bernard College during Sunday commencement at 1 p.m. He pastored First United Methodist Church and helped establish the college scholarship fund with his church. He previously led the Cullman Ministerial Association.
A Cullman man was killed Thursday morning in a crash involving two tractor trailers and a motorcycle. Jerold Mitchell, 23, the motorcycle rider, died in a collision with a truck driven by Wilburn Driver, 34, of Evergreen, and a parked truck north of Vinemont on U S 31. Funeral services will be announced by Moss Service Funeral Homes in Cullman. The incident raised Cullman’s traffic fatalities to five for the year. State troopers continued investigations.
Emergency guidance lists Decatur General Hospital contact 353 1610 and calls to your family physician. For other emergencies dial O and tell the operator the nature of the emergency.
Alabama Air National Guard officers fired over political activity remain on the payroll drawing full pay as technicians. Maj. Gen. Reid Doster and nine others await Civil Service Commission decisions on their dismissals. If upheld, they stay in the guard but receive pay for one weekend per month.
A Bryce Hospital treatment team briefed officials from Cullman Jackson Lawrence Limestone Madison Marshall and Morgan counties in Decatur on the new unit system created from patients across these counties. The program aims to improve hospital efficiency and speed up discharges while guiding area welfare efforts with county representatives and Bryce staff.
Bids open June 1 for a joint 31 000 square foot armory on Beltline Highway Danville Rd Decatur. Cost estimated at 500 000 with completion by March 1972. Armory will include 28 511 square foot main building and 2 815 square foot maintenance shop. Fire damages Roy Logan home at 1007 Sixth Ave SW. cause undetermined.
Huntsville police said an Athens man was injured in a two car collision today. Bill Maxwell, Huntsville Times staff writer, was being treated at Huntsville Hospital.
Limestone County freshman Rep Tommy Carter said he did not know a third judge was needed for the Morgan Limestone circuit until a bill was proposed in the special session. He voiced no firm stance, would review the need, and may support if analysis shows it necessary. The measure stalled in committees, with Gov Wallace's stance shaping fate.
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